Sahil Gupta

The seasons reveal the changing moods of the nature. The changes of human moods is reflected in the new fashions. We live in a fast changing world which keeps reshaping our thoughts and the ways of our living constantly. We must adapt to new situations and accept new ideas to survive. It is the nature’s […]

Only a few decades ago there were limited job opportunities. Then one could not imagine the kind of vast, job opportunities today’s educated young people have to choose from. The job market has expanded at an incredible rate. So many new fields have opened up offering attractive salaries or incomes.The choices are so diverse that

Issue of whether students should get involved in politics or not has been a subject of debate. The recent events of murder of a professor by politically active students at Indore, killings and shoot outs in many a other university campus has again raked up the issue. The student politics unfortunately has degenerated into gang

India’s first modern newspaper was the ‘Bengal Gazette’ that appeared in Calcutta (Kolkata) on 27th January, 1790. It was brought out by an Englishman named J.A. Hickey in English. Then, Calcutta was the capital of India of East India Company. Since then, newspapers have steadily multiplied and flourished.Today there are total of around 200 dailies

After the independence of India, it needed a constitution to function under. So, the Constituent Assembly, appointed a Draft Committee to do the job. Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar was nominated to head the committee. The committee prepared the draft and the Constituent Assembly adopted it as the constitution of India on 26 November, 1949. It came

A visit to a cool hill station during the summer months is a great relief. In the months of May and June Delhi becomes hot like an oven. The schools are closed for summer vacations. My father is a CEO in a multinational firm. He allows and finances our visit to a hill station every

Rabindra Nath Tagore is the only Indian who won the Nobel Prize in literature. His book of poems titled ‘Gitanjali’ got him the coveted prize. It is a book of prayers written with incredible spiritual depth. A reader can not help reading the lines again and again. Every time a deeper meaning emerges without any

Festivals provide much needed break from the drudgery of the routine life. Through the festivals we celebrate life. They renew our zest for living and boost our spirits. The realities of our lives are harsh and we need occasional cheering up through festivities. That fact has made India the lands of colours and festivals.Indian society

Life is energy based, more so the modern life. Entire industry, trade, commerce, business, social and domestic activities are today driven by various forms of energy. The sources of energy are under great pressure to meet the ever increasing demand. The coal, lignite, petroleum and natural gas are non-renewable resources. They are the most exploited

Digital technology has revolutionised the information and entertainment industries. The digital gadgets like computers, laptops, CDs, software, mobile, calculators etc. are most common aids of today’s life. The fields of communication, defence, education, medicine and other sciences heavily depend on digital inputs. It is truly an extension of the human brain. Until two decades ago

Essay, literally means an ‘attempt’. So, it is an attempt at composing a comprehensive piece of writing on a particular subject. It demands some art of systematic expression of one’s thoughts on one subject. A fairly good knowledge of the subject is also needed. An essay reveals the writer’s opinion or gives information on a

We live in Delhi. My uncle is a C.E.O. in a Gurgaon based multinational firm. He spends his Sundays mostly with us in Delhi. He is a fishing enthusiast who always talks of the one that got away.One Sunday morning he arrived in his jeep loaded with fishing implements. He almost dragged me along on

Rinkoo is a naughty kid who is full of mischief. Just this morning, he was poking a stick into a poor dog who was lying in sickness in a corner of our street. The dog is a familiar feature of our street. The kid’s father Mr. Madan Lal Tyagi saw it. He was returning from

The death sentence looks cruel and absurd in this age of modern science, liberal thinking, knowledge, space and technology. The age of barbarism is gone when capital punishment worked as a deterrent against heinous crimes.In my humble opinion we must not use hangman’s noose any more. We can try modern civilised treatment of reforms and

My name is Janaki. I am a 13 year old hill girl of Dodra village of Almora district in Uttarakhand. One day, my mother took me and my 7 year old younger brother Uttam to the jungle as usual. My mother went around to collect grass for our cows while I took care of my